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The boxcar children / by Gertrude Chandler Warner ; illustrated by L. Kate Deal.

Summary:

Four orphans take shelter in an old boxcar during a storm, and, determined to make it their own, they turn it into a safe, cozy home. The Aldens begin their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and in the process they find a grandfather.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780807508527
  • ISBN: 0807508527
  • ISBN: 9780807508510
  • ISBN: 0807508519
  • ISBN: 9780593898239
  • ISBN: 9780606041768
  • ISBN: 0606041761
  • ISBN: 9781442037182
  • ISBN: 1442037180
  • ISBN: 9780833529381
  • ISBN: 0833529382
  • ISBN: 9780812481532
  • ISBN: 0812481534
  • ISBN: 9780590426909
  • ISBN: 0590426907
  • ISBN: 9798368718521
  • Physical Description: 154 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
  • Publisher: Morton Grove, IL : Albert Whitman, 1942.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Boxcar children mystery"--Spine.
Formatted Contents Note:
Four hungry children -- Night is turned into day -- New home in the woods -- Henry has two surprises -- Explorers find treasure -- Queer noise in the night -- Big meal from little onions -- Swimming pool at last -- Fun in the cherry orchard -- Henry and the free-for-all -- Doctor takes a hand -- James Henry and Henry James -- New home for the boxcar.
Target Audience Note:
580L Lexile.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.5 2 5301.
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.9 2 5301.
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.9 2.0 5301.
Reading Counts RC 3-5 3.2 6.0 1490.
Subject:
Boxcar children (Fictitious characters) > Juvenile fiction.
Orphans > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Siblings > Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Detective and mystery fiction.

Available copies

  • 75 of 133 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.

Holds

  • 4 current holds with 133 total copies.
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